An in-vehicle electronic device includes a host, a first camera, and a first driving device. The first camera is moveably connected to the host, and is configured to capture at least one image of an interior of a vehicle. The first driving device is connected to the first camera, and is configured to drive the first camera to slide between an extended position and a retracted position, so that when the first camera is at the extended position, the first camera is located outside the host, and when the first camera is at the retracted position, the first camera is located inside the host.
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2. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one sliding structure connected to at least one side wall of the receiving cavity and at least one respective side wall of the first camera, wherein the at least one sliding structure is configured to assist the first camera to move between the extended position and the retracted position under driving of the first driving device.
4. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first driving device includes a first motor, a gear, and a rack that are disposed in the receiving cavity, an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected to the gear, the gear is engaged with the rack, and the rack is fixedly connected to a side wall of the first camera.
5. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one sliding structure includes four sliding structures, two of the four sliding structures are connected to a side wall of the first camera, and another two are connected to an opposite side wall of the first camera; and the rack is fixed on any side wall of the side walls of the first camera that are provided with the sliding structures and is located between the two sliding structures on the side wall of the side walls.
9. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the base has an accommodating cavity therein, and the second driving device is disposed in the accommodating cavity.
10. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a lifting mechanism connected to the base, and configured to drive the base to lift between a raised position and a storage position, so that when the base is at the raised position, both the base and the host are located outside an interior trim panel of the vehicle, and when the base is at the storage position, both the base and the host are located inside the interior trim panel of the vehicle.
12. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one guide hole includes a plurality of guide holes, and the plurality of guide holes are evenly distributed around an axis of the threaded hole; the at least one guide rod includes a plurality of guide rods.
13. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a second camera connected to the host, and configured to capture at least one image of an exterior of the vehicle.
14. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 13, wherein a groove is provided in an outer surface of the host, and the second camera is located in the groove.
15. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the host is a curved surface with an opening, the first camera is configured to be extended or retracted through the opening, and the first camera is configured such that when the first camera is at the retracted position, a top surface of the first camera and the top surface of the host are matched to form an integral curved surface.
16. The in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a coating disposed on outer walls of the host and the first camera, wherein the coating is made of a material with a light absorption rate of less than 15%.
17. A vehicle comprising the in-vehicle electronic device according to claim 1.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 18.
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